Chapter 404: Breaking 200 Million on the First Day
In the entertainment industry, it is very common to act and direct first, and Xu Zheng is a typical and successful one.
He has talent and ambition.
The cooperation with Bona is still pleasant, but he wants a larger share ratio and say.
After the success of "囧囧", Yu Dong proposed to give him a salary increase and a share of the film, but it was not to Xu Zheng's level.
Just when Guangxian came to visit, Xu Zheng started talking to them about the new film.
Just like those old employees who want a salary increase, instead of struggling to negotiate with their boss, it is easier to change jobs.
After hearing the news, Yu Dong was still a little panicked.
After all, the box office performance of "囧囧" is so dazzling that many well-known directors have not been able to make more than one billion in box office!
For this reason, Yu Dong made a special call to Jiang Heng to ask for his opinion.
Jiang Heng laughed and said let him go!
Yu Dong was a little puzzled, "The glamorous Wang Changtian is always good at winning people's hearts. If he wins over..."
Jiang Hengdao: "Ambitious people are not so easy to win over. Director Feng cooperates with Huayi because they are in the same circle and it is convenient to do many things. Director Zhang is willing to sign with Aiyouteng, then It's because there are only a few companies that have the strength to support him in making blockbusters, and we are strong and have great support, so we were chosen.
The rest, like Xu Ke and Xu Zheng, all set up their own studios and cooperated with whoever paid them the best, so they couldn't run away! "
Hearing this, Yu Dong couldn't help but said: "What about this year's new film?"
After the success of "囧囧", Yu Dong always wanted to make another comedy movie, but he never had a suitable script. If Xu Zheng runs away again...
Jiang Heng smiled and said: "It's simple. I have a summary of the story here. You can take it back to find Ning Hao..."
"Ning Hao!"
Yu Dong's tone was a bit doubtful. After all, although Ning Hao's performance in the field of commercial films was pretty good, it was still incomparable to Xu Zheng.
But Jiang Heng said this, and he definitely wanted to listen. He went to Aiyouteng Pictures and got a script outline, and saw the four words "Heart Blossoms Free" written on the cover.
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Saturday, the 16th.
It was supposed to be a day off, but many film and television companies in the mainland were working normally.
Huayi, in the CEO's office, Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang were chatting while drinking tea.
Director Feng is currently preparing for "1942". His main job is to polish the script. He is not that busy. He comes to the company from time to time to chat.
"Director Jiang's blockbusters are slipping away more and more!" Feng Xiaogang lamented.
Wang Zhonglei took a sip of tea, put down his cup and said, "Indeed, the plot is just that, but the action scenes are really cool!"
Feng Xiaogang chuckled, "He is from Xiangjiang, and his action design concept is better than that of directors from mainland China. Coupled with the 3D special effects, it is really good-looking!"
Wang Zhonglei was convinced and said in an envious tone: "He will make money again this time. The Mainland must not exceed 2 billion?"
"That's about right. Yesterday's box office was 189 million, not to mention 200 million!"
During the discussion, the assistant knocked on the door and came in, called Mr. Wang and Director Feng, and then said that the first-day result of "Prehistoric: Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" was out, which was 217 million yuan.
"How many?"
Director Feng was stunned and couldn't help but ask.
Because he is a professional, he always feels that he sees things very accurately. In his estimation, there is only a 30% chance that the first-day box office of "Prehistoric: Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" will reach 200 million, with a high probability of 189 million.
I don’t want it to be more than 200 million, but almost 20 million more.
The female assistant was startled and quickly said it again.
Wang Zhonglei also had a look of astonishment and envy on his face, and immediately waved his hand and asked the female assistant to leave.
"Director Jiang's group of movie fans are really flattering. They made more than 200 million in one day!" Wang Zhonglei sighed.
Director Feng's smile was a little bitter. After all, Wen Wu was first and Wu Wu was second.
We are all in the directing profession, but in fact the great directors are not very convinced of each other.
However, Jiang Heng's results were so dazzling and he was so far ahead that even if others drank too much, they would not dare to brag that they would definitely surpass him.
For example, "Prehistoric: Hou Yi Shoots the Sun", which is released now, has a box office of 217 million on its first day of release, so the total box office in the mainland is almost 2 billion.
This is just the first part, there will be a second part to be released within the year!
The total of the two movies is not only 4 billion, but also more than 30. How can they be compared?
"Well, let's say congratulations first!"
Director Feng picked up his cell phone and called Jiang Heng. Naturally, the line was busy as expected.
However, as soon as the box office result of 2.17 was released, so many "good friends" called to congratulate him, and Jiang Heng could only answer and reply.
However, the good news about the film doesn't stop there.
In the Japanese market, "Prehistoric: Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" grossed 391 million yen on its first day of release, setting a new single-day box office record for Jiang Heng's film in the Japanese market.
Due to cultural differences, animated films are more popular in the Japanese market. Hollywood blockbusters that have swept the world often fail here. Not every movie by a great director like Jiang Heng can achieve good results in Japan.
But "Prehistoric: Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" has been very popular. In addition to Jiang Heng's own fame, the main reason is that the story "Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" itself is well known to the Japanese. Secondly, it is naturally their innate "Tragic complex".
In the film, although Hou Yi shot and killed nine golden crows, his great revenge was avenged.
But he lost his tribe, his lover, and half of his blood and magic power. He turned from a young man into an old man with white hair.
And according to the known story, even if Hou Yi can revive Chang'e in the next film, it is highly likely that they can't continue to be together.
Such a sad story, such a good special effects fighting scene, of course they like it very much.
As a result, it has triggered a wave of movie watching in major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka. People can always be seen queuing in front of the cinemas in some popular commercial districts.
Some middle-aged and elderly Japanese movie fans have discussed the relationship between the "three-legged golden crow" and the Fusang tree.
There are many people who should add the "Fusang tree" to the film. It is the bedroom of the golden crows.
Director Jiang deliberately omitted this point, which must be discriminatory.
There are more discussions, and it is reported by the media, which leads to more controversy and discussion, and more people go to the cinema to watch the movie.
In South Korea, "Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" won the box office championship of the day with 201,700 viewers on the first day, which triggered widespread heated discussions among the people. Many people agreed that Chang'e should be Korean.
In many Southeast Asian countries, "Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" can be said to have broken the first-day box office record of each country.
After all, most of them know the "Hou Yi Story" and they also know Jiang Heng's name.
The action and special effects scenes are so dazzling, it must be better than Hollywood blockbusters!
As for Hollywood, "Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" also achieved good box office results, but the attitude of the people there towards the film is obviously not as enthusiastic as that of the people in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.